RACINE, Wis. - In its first dual match of the spring, the Carthage College women's tennis team was defeated 8-1 by the visiting UW-Eau Claire Blugolds. The Firebirds picked up a win in the No. 2 doubles flight, as Giana Apostoli and Beatriz Ferreira teamed up to grab an 8-5 victory. 



 

• Final Score: UW-Eau Claire 8, Carthage 1. 
• Location: LifeSport Athletic Club - Racine, Wisconsin. 
• Records: Carthage 4-5 (4-4 CCIW), UW-Eau Claire 6-1 (5-1 WIAC). 

Singles Competition 

    1. Clare Palen (UWEC) def. Giana Apostoli (CAR) 6-1, 1-6, 1-0(4)
    2. Samantha Fuchs (UWEC) def. Luana da Silva (CAR) 6-4, 6-1
    3. Morgan Dekan (UWEC) def. Giovanna Mendes (CAR) 6-2, 6-0
    4. Sydney Presler (UWEC) def. Sierra Sonnemaker (CAR) 6-3, 6-0
    5. Olivia Herzog (UWEC) def. Marie Weis (CAR) 6-0, 6-0
    6. Tea Armstrong (UWEC) def. Maddie Kearney (CAR) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles Competition

    1. Palen/Fuchs (UWEC) def. Manojlovic/Mendes (CAR) 8-0
    2 .Apostoli/Ferreira (CAR) def. Geske/Herzog (UWEC) 8-5
    3. Dekan/Presler (UWEC) def. Weis/Sonnemaker (CAR) 8-2

Order of Finish: 

Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6)



 

• The Firebirds depart from Kenosha for one last dual match before their annual spring break trip in Florida, as the team is set to take on Illinois Institute of Technology on Sunday, March 5 beginning at 10 a.m.